Connectivity Guide

Table Of Contents
Network connectivity device.................................................................................................................................. 281
LLDP-MED capabilities TLV.................................................................................................................................... 281
Network policies TLVs............................................................................................................................................. 282
Define network policies............................................................................................................................................283
Packet timer values.................................................................................................................................................. 283
Disable and re-enable LLDP .................................................................................................................................. 284
Disable and re-enable LLDP on management ports..........................................................................................285
Advertise TLVs.......................................................................................................................................................... 285
Network policy advertisement...............................................................................................................................286
Fast start repeat count........................................................................................................................................... 286
View LLDP configuration.........................................................................................................................................287
Adjacent agent advertisements.............................................................................................................................288
Time to live................................................................................................................................................................. 289
LLDP commands....................................................................................................................................................... 289
Media Access Control....................................................................................................................................................300
Static MAC Address..................................................................................................................................................301
MAC Address Table...................................................................................................................................................301
Clear MAC Address Table....................................................................................................................................... 302
MAC Commands........................................................................................................................................................302
Multiple Spanning-Tree................................................................................................................................................. 304
Configure MSTP........................................................................................................................................................305
Create instances....................................................................................................................................................... 305
Root selection............................................................................................................................................................ 307
Non-Dell EMC hardware..........................................................................................................................................307
Region name or revision.......................................................................................................................................... 308
Modify parameters....................................................................................................................................................308
Interface parameters................................................................................................................................................309
EdgePort Forward traffic.........................................................................................................................................310
Spanning-tree extensions........................................................................................................................................ 310
Recover BPDU guard error disabled ports.......................................................................................................... 312
Setting spanning-tree link type for rapid state transitions..............................................................................313
MAC flush optimization............................................................................................................................................ 313
MST commands..........................................................................................................................................................314
Rapid per-VLAN spanning-tree plus...........................................................................................................................326
Load balance and root selection............................................................................................................................326
Enable RPVST+..........................................................................................................................................................327
Select root bridge......................................................................................................................................................327
Root assignment........................................................................................................................................................329
Loop guard..................................................................................................................................................................329
Global parameters..................................................................................................................................................... 330
Setting spanning-tree link type for rapid state transitions............................................................................. 330
MAC flush optimization........................................................................................................................................... 330
RPVST+ commands.................................................................................................................................................. 331
Rapid Spanning-Tree Protocol.....................................................................................................................................339
Enable globally........................................................................................................................................................... 339
Global parameters......................................................................................................................................................341
Interface parameters................................................................................................................................................342
Root bridge selection............................................................................................................................................... 342
EdgePort forward traffic.........................................................................................................................................343
Spanning-tree extensions....................................................................................................................................... 343
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